31 Mar 2010 18:03
Dignity plc
('the Company')
31 March 2010
Directors' interests in ordinary shares of the Company
Dignity plc announces that on 29 March 2010 the Trustees of its Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") made a release of ordinary shares of 9 pence each to the Directors below in accordance with the LTIP as disclosed in the prospectus issued when the company listed on 8th April 2004 and in the 2008 Annual Report. The shares released were a proportion of those awarded on 28 March 2007 and met the performance criteria as disclosed.
The Directors elected to sell some or all of the shares so released, in the market at a price of 619.6p per share and the resultant shareholdings are shown. The table below sets out the details:
| Director | Shares Released | Shares Sold | Remaining Options under the LTIP | Resultant Shareholding |
| Peter Hindley
| 39,992 | 39,992 | 60,212 | 220,256 |
| Mike McCollum
| 29,844 | 29,844 | 218,504 | 315,000 |
| Andrew Davies
| 22,204 | 22,204 | 130,677 | 188,125 |
| Richard Portman
| 16,116 | 7,885 | 94,301 | 124,580 |
| Steve Whittern
| 2,507 | 1,227 | 71,682
| 8,152 |
Enquiries:
Richard Portman, Corporate Services Director and Company Secretary, 0121-321-5602